Collaborative Relationships -core to University Orientation

@ The Inside out Library; Collaboration,

inspiration, transformation Academic & Special Libraries Conference & Exhibition, 2015

#insideoutlibrary, #asl2015

Jenny ColleryCollege Liaison Librarian, UCD Library, Dublin

jenny.collery@ucd.ie @jennmcoll

Networking!?!?!

Irish Preschool & Play Groups Association, IPPA (now Early Childhood Ireland)

Collaboration...

6,000 + students all in Orientation week

Iron Stomach challenge…

Pizza eating competition…

Free cinema…

Fencing…

The Library anyone…?

UCD Library Orientation

Team

Josh Clark (Outreach)

Jenny Collery(Client

services)

Nessa Collinge(Client

Services)

Emily Doherty (Client

Services)Monica Glynn

(Facilities)

Ros Pan (Outreach)

Melanie Simpson

(Outreach)

Christine Cullen (Client

Services)

Can’t go over it, can’t go under it,

…got to go through it…(Oxenbury & Rosen, 1997, p. 2)

1st Year Students on UCD Peer Mentor Library Visits

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Collaboration via cross-University Committees & Working Groups

UCD Orientation Advisory Group

• Members Chaired by Deputy Registrar,

Teaching & Learning Head of Students Services Orientation Co-ordinator College VPTLs & ADTLs UCD Graduate Studies (nominee) Chief Technology Officer Director of Registry General Services Manager Director of Teaching & Learning Director of UCD International SU Education Officer Student Advisor (nominee) Programme Office Director

(nominee) Library (nominee) UCD Communications

UCD Supports for Students Working Group

• Members Head of Administrative Services (Chair,

Registry) Student Desk, UCD Registry Administrative Services, UCD Registry Communications Officer, UCD Registry Admissions, UCD Registry Administrative Services, UCD Registry Programme Office Directors Group International Office Library Dean of Graduate Studies Office IT Services Graduate School Manager, College of

Science Facilities Manager, UCD Estates Services Student Adviser UCD Residences UCARD Undergraduate Orientation

Benefits of CollaborativeUniversity Committees

Unified Orientation Branding

#helloUCD(suggested by Emily Doherty, UCD Library)

Unified hashtag

• Go for a Virtual a walk in JJL Library….

• Available on New Students Page

• UCD Media Services Joint Project

Project TeamNiall Watts, Educational Technologist, UCD Media ServicesVincent Hoban, Photographer, UCD Media ServicesMelanie Simpson, Designer, UCD Library OutreachJenny Collery, UCD Library

Collaboration Effective Student Orientation

Thank you & enjoy the conference

Jenny Collery

College Liaison Librarian,UCD Library

jenny.collery@ucd.ie